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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1993
Dennis E McCabe, Middleton, WI (US);
Richard J Heinzen, North Freedom, WI (US);
Agracetus, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for acceleration of carrier particles into a target organism which may be used for rapid, sequential particle acceleration procedures comprises a holder for removable mounting cartridges. A first removable mounting cartridge detachably holds a carrier sheet coated with carrier particles which have themselves been coated with biological material. A second removable mounting cartridge comprises a retaining screen. The mounting cartridges may be inserted into the holder before particle acceleration and replaced quickly afterwards, thereby readying the apparatus for another particle acceleration. Convenient replacement of these consumable items eliminates the need to disassemble the apparatus between each particle acceleration procedure.